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Awards

I have been very fortunate to work in environments where my work was recognized. None of these awards would have been given to me had it not been for the support of my partner, my family, students, and colleagues.

  • Best Diversity Equity and Inclusion Paper 2022 at the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference, New Engineering Educators Division, for “A digital book-based pedagogy to improve course content accessibility for students with and without disabilities in engineering or other STEM courses.”

  • James Frankling Sharp Outstanding Teaching Award in Industrial Engineering 2020 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).

  • IISE Outstanding Faculty Advisor for the U.S. North Central Region 2019-2020 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).

  • List of teachers ranked as excellent (Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2020) and outstanding (Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019) (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).

  • Graduate Teacher of the Year 2019 for teaching graduate classes in Industrial & Systems Engineering (North Carolina A&T State University).

  • Undegraduate Teacher of the Year 2019 for teaching undergraduate classes in Industrial & Systems Engineering (North Carolina A&T State University).

  • Trusted CI Open Science Cybersecurity Fellowship 2019-2020, I was a member of the inaugural cohort of fellows.

  • Best Paper Award in EISIC 2018 with Sean Suehr for Now You See Me: Identifying Duplicate Network Personas.

  • University of Florida Teaching Award Winner 2012 for teaching computer programming for engineering students.

  • Teaching Excellence Award (2012) for teaching in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Florida).

  • Graduate Student Teaching Award 2010-2011 by the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Florida).

  • Gerondelis Foundation Scholarship of 5,000$ for excellence in studies (2011).

  • Awards in the Hellenic Mathematical Society Competition for all prefectures except for Attiki and Thessaloniki in 1998 (1st), 1999 (1st), and 2000 (3rd).

  • Integrity and Work Ethic Gator Attribute nomination by the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2012, 2013, and 2014).

  • Faculty mentor of University of Florida International Center Outstanding International Student Award Recipient, Ms. Areej Al-Bahar (2015).